Hedgedoc File Grabber

1. Filling out the config.txt file

The config.txt file is designed to help organize your notes by associating each unique note ID with a specific location in a folder hierarchy.

Structure of Each Line

Each line in the config.txt file should follow this format:

<Note ID>, <Path in Hierarchy>

• Note ID: A unique identifier for each note. This is usually the last part of the link.
• Path in Hierarchy: Specifies where the note should be placed within your folder structure. This path should follow the defined hierarchy, with each folder separated by a /.

Example of a Line

97X2xBIKRKerdp-AqyjWoA, Semester8/Summary

In this example:

• 97X2xBIKRKerdp-AqyjWoA is the ID of the note.
• Semester8/Summary is the path where this note will appear in the hierarchy. This means the note will be named Summary and be within the Semester8 folder.

2. Adding Session Cookie

To ensure proper functioning of the script, you need to provide your session cookie. You have two options:

Option 1: Manually Add Your Session Cookie to cookies.txt

1. Locate Your Session Cookie:

   • Open your web browser and log in to the relevant website.
   • Use the browser's developer tools (usually accessed by pressing F12) to locate your session cookie. You need to pick connect.sid.

2. Add the Cookie to cookies.txt:

   • Open the cookies.txt file in a text editor.
   • Add your session cookie in the following format:

     <cookie_value>
     

   • Save the cookies.txt file.

Option 2: Let the Script Automatically Fetch the Cookie (Not Recommended)

If you prefer, you can skip creating the cookies.txt file, and the script will attempt to fetch the session cookie automatically. However, be aware that this method has a low success rate and is not reliable.

Recommendation: It is highly recommended to manually retrieve and input the session cookie yourself, as this ensures the highest chance of success. Automatic retrieval is available as a fallback but should not be relied upon.

3. Change the HOST value

Go in the HedgedocFileGrabber.py file and change the HOST if needeed.

4. Important to know

The script download everything each time you use with without checking if the file changed or not.

The current config.txt file is an example and you can/have to delete everything in it to have your own custom config.